Belkin USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

Belkin USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

Overview

The Belkin USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter allows you to connect to wired networks with speed and endurance where wireless connectivity is unreliable or inconsistent. Perfect for MacBook with USB-C port or MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, it supports 10/100/1000BASE-T and has been designed and tested according to Belkin’s rigorous standards.

Highlights

Gigabit Ethernet connectivity even when wireless connectivity is inconsistent or over-extended

USB-C Male and RJ-45 Port Female Ports

Supports 10/100/1000BASE-T

The speed and reliability of Gigabit Ethernet allows for larger downloads without interruption

What’s in the Box

Belkin USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

Tech Specs

Cable length: 15 cm

Connections: USB-C

Manufacturer Information

Part Number

Mfr. Part Number: F2CU040dsWHTAPL

UPC or EAN No.: 745883701605

Warranty

Note: Products sold through this website that do not bear the Apple Brand name are serviced and supported exclusively by their manufacturers in accordance with terms and conditions packaged with the products. Apple’s Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Please contact the manufacturer directly for technical support and customer service.

Piece of junk

This is what happens when Apple decides to let a 3rd party make essential adapters and enforce no quality control or testing.
I got one that was dead out of th
This is what happens when Apple decides to let a 3rd party make essential adapters and enforce no quality control or testing.
I got one that was dead out of the box and the other gets really hot and requires a driver upgrade to not use 60% of cpu. Which very few people even know about and it does not update itself.

Written by Terry T from Carlsbad

15-Mar-2017

243 of 268 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Piece of junk

4.0 out of 5 stars

As described, but beware of bad drivers

This adapter gets the job done. However, on OS X Mountain Lion and Sierra I had to update the Realtek chipset driver to fix a kernel panic problem. Unfortunatel
This adapter gets the job done. However, on OS X Mountain Lion and Sierra I had to update the Realtek chipset driver to fix a kernel panic problem. Unfortunately the Apple review system won't let me paste links, but if you google "rtl8153 driver update time" the first link (in my search results) takes you to a download page. Version 1.0.15 was crashing, and version 1.0.16 (released Nov 16 2016) has the fix.

Written by Ben W from Berkeley

20-Nov-2016

225 of 253 people found this useful

Is this review useful?As described, but beware of bad drivers

1.0 out of 5 stars

Not really gigabit

This adapter is only recognized as a 100BaseTX, even if you try to set it manually. Returned it and bought a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adapter sinc
This adapter is only recognized as a 100BaseTX, even if you try to set it manually. Returned it and bought a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adapter since I already had an old Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter from Apple. This combo may not be elegant, but it gives me full gigabit speed.

Written by William S from Alameda

29-Mar-2017

184 of 196 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Not really gigabit

1.0 out of 5 stars

slow adapter

This adapter is not worth the purchase and misleads customers. It does not work at the promised speeds. Max speed is around 350-400, but fluctuates all the time
This adapter is not worth the purchase and misleads customers. It does not work at the promised speeds. Max speed is around 350-400, but fluctuates all the time. Even wifi is more stable than this adapter.

Written by Theo H from Amsterdam

17-Nov-2018

3 of 3 people found this useful

Is this review useful?slow adapter

4.0 out of 5 stars

A bit pricey but works

I bought this for my new 2018 MacBook Air. Read all the reviews first and did a bit of research. I believe this adaptor uses the same Realtek chipset as the Ank
I bought this for my new 2018 MacBook Air. Read all the reviews first and did a bit of research. I believe this adaptor uses the same Realtek chipset as the Anker version, for which there has also been a bit of discussion (and Anker does not make junk products) so I downloaded and installed the latest Mac driver as described in one of the Anker reviews. From the Realtek website, go to "HOME > Downloads > Communications Network ICs > Network Interface Controllers > 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet > USB 3.0 > Software". It's a little annoying because you have to enter your e-mail address, then get sent a link to use for the download, but it worked fine. When turning off wifi and using only the adapter along with a Cat-7 cable, I can consistently get speeds of 850 to 950 mbps, consistent with what I'm getting on my iMac, so this adapter does support gigabit ethernet and seem to work as advertised. For those that are having difficulty with it, maybe try the driver update and see if that does the trick for you. I give this four stars instead of five because (1) I shouldn't need to install a driver update (and there is no information on Belkin's website about driver updates) and (2) it's a little pricey for what it is.

Written by Joshua M from Singapore

8-Nov-2018

3 of 3 people found this useful

Is this review useful?A bit pricey but works

1.0 out of 5 stars

Slow performance - inferior product

For the old Macbook Air, Apple sold an excellent Thunderbolt to Ethernet adaptor. That no longer works with the new Macbook Air Retina, because the new MacBook
For the old Macbook Air, Apple sold an excellent Thunderbolt to Ethernet adaptor. That no longer works with the new Macbook Air Retina, because the new MacBook Air does not accept Thunderbolt (only Thunderbolt 3) -- unless you double dongle ... and Apple does NOT make a Thunderbolt 3 to Ethernet adaptor (which is simply ridiculous). So, instead, I purchased from the Apple store this Belkin USB-C (not Thunderbolt 3) to Ethernet adaptor ... even though it gets an appalling rating on the Apple store (most users give it 1 out of 5 stars).
I then measured transfer speeds using the Belkin adaptor, and in every test, the Belkin USB-C adaptor has been slower on the new Macbook Air Retina than using Apple's Thunderbolt to ethernet adaptor on the old Mac - an appalling outcome. That is going backwards ... not going forwards. Action needed: bring out a Thunderbolt 3 to Ethernet adaptor. Do the same for HDMI too. It is absurd bringing out new Macs supporting Thunderbolt 3, and not even offering adaptors that support them.

Answer

If your USB hub has USB-C ports it should work. Make sure the USB-C port isn't only for charging pas
If your USB hub has USB-C ports it should work. Make sure the USB-C port isn't only for charging pass through first though.

Answer

Yes that works fine. I run with two ethernet connections, both on the back of the display. Single
Yes that works fine. I run with two ethernet connections, both on the back of the display. Single connection to the MBP. Very very nice. The only issue is if you use a gigabit ethernet adapter connected to the display, it tops out around 350 Mbps due to the ports only being USB2 capable. The 5K monitor (TB3) does not have that limitation.